Friday, June 17, 2011

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Big thank you to PZ Myers and everybody visiting today to say such nice things about my son's blog. Art is thrilled to know there are so many people out there who care about the subject matter and appreciate the fact that he writes a science blog.Cheers!

Greetings from Manitoba, Canada! First of all, allow me to chime in with these others to say how awesome this project is. I'm a bit of a paleo-fan myself, though I'm not very up to speed on the Burgess Shale formation yet. Great work!

Have you made it to many of the great fossil museums and sites around this continent yet? My Wife and I recently went on our second Dinosaur Tour together to check out some great places. So far our favourites are the Wyoming Dinosaur Centre in Thermopolis, WY and the Royal Tyrrel Museum in Drumheller, AB (Canada).

On our last trip, one of the books we picked up was called 'Cruisin the Fossil Freeway.' It's got a lot of really neat information and some amazing artwork. If you haven't seen it yet, I recommend you take a look! It's got a lot of really cool fossils and talks about where they can be found. Maybe you'll be going on your own fossil tour someday?http://www.amazon.com/Cruisin-Fossil-Freeway-Scientist-Ultimate/dp/1555914519

I suddenly stopped weeping for the future. You are an inspiration! If I had kids I would make them read your blog for sure. When I was little, I loved (and still love) dinosaurs and all the life that led up to them. I look forward to new posts in my subscription service. Go to it, kiddo!

Good work! I haven't heard of most of the critters described here before. It's always good to learn about something new and different, especially in a field as fascinating as paleontology.

Here in Ithaca, NY, we're surrounded by Devonian shale. My husband and I do a lot of fossil collecting, and like to try identifying what we find. One of the fossils we've run across, while we can put a name to it, remains a mystery with regards to what it was like in life: Plumalina plumaria.

I am a Chinese living in Holland. I found your blog through PZ Myers' blog. I am really amazed. Go ahead, young man, tell us more abour this wonderful world you have discovered.I will definitely ask my kids to read your blog.

Note From the Typist

Art started writing this blog at age seven and completed the majority of the work before he turned nine. He did his own research and for a long time dictated the blog entries to me, his mother. I typed exactly what he said and did my best to spell everything correctly.

For a glimpse into the early blogging process, check out the video below.